As you maybe aware, MSDC had produced a plan to build over 2,000 houses in Sayers Common and Albourne.  Population wise, this is larger than Steyning. This will undoubtedly have an impact on Poynings and the surrounding villages. Transport, air pollution, the destruction of the countryside and loss of Farmland are just a few  areas that will be affected. Poynings Parish Council, at a recent meeting, agreed to object to this plan and you can see their response here

https://poynings.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Sayer-Common-Albourne-MSDC.pdf 

If you wish to comment on the plan, you can send your comments here policyconsultation@midsussex.gov.uk.  It is important that as many people as possible make their views known. Comments have to be submitted by MONDAY 19th December 2022…

Colin
Clerk to Poynings Parish Council

There is an Extraordinary meeting of Poynings Parish Council to be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 14^th December 2022 at 7pm.

Agenda

• Apologies for Absence
• Minutes of previous meeting
• Planning
  Planning applications
  a.  SDNP/22/05521/LIS | Demolition of rear extension and erection of replacement rear extension with associated opening, erection of extension to garage to the east and to create first floor above, 2 replacement sash windows and reinstatement of sills to west elevation at first floor, replacement of softwood French doors in rear elevation with hardwood doors of the same design | Poynings House The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
  https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RLUR9LTUI8B00&activeTab=summary
  b. SDNP/22/05520/HOUS | Replacement rear extension (demolish existing), extension to garage and creation of first floor above, external alterations | Poynings House The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
  https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RLUR9ATUI8A00&activeTab=summary
  c. SDNP/22/05523/LIS | Internal alterations | Poynings House The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
  https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=RLUSOHTUI8I00&activeTab=summary
• Sayers Common/Albourne development
  
  Mr John Digby
  Chair of the Council

West Sussex County Council has received approval from the Secretary of State for Transport to launch a new scheme aimed at reducing the disruption and congestion from road works in the county.

The West Sussex Lane Rental Scheme (WSLRS), which came into force on 1 December 2022, allows the council to require payment of charges by promoters of street and road works for the time their works occupy the highway network.

This scheme works alongside the West Sussex Permit Scheme and applies to selected roads, not the whole of the county. The focus will be on areas where roadworks will cause the highest levels of disruption, which currently equates to around 10% of the county’s roads. Different charges apply depending on the type of work being undertaken and how disruptive those works will be to the travelling public.

The WSRLS incentivises those who need to carry out works on the county’s road network to become more efficient with how they manage the works when a road or lane closure is needed. The scheme will help to minimise the disruption by encouraging more work to be completed outside of peak periods, highways to be reopened to traffic at the busiest times and by causing a reduction in the length of time works are being completed.

Joy Dennis, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport said: “I am delighted that we are the third local authority outside of London to have the go ahead for our lane rental scheme, which I expect to lead to fewer delays and queues on our roads.

“The lane rental scheme is focused on the most critical parts of our highway network, with charges applying only at the busiest times. Road works can still occur but will be incentivised to work quickly and efficiently. This means those who need to carry out essential works and supply public services can still do so but will be causing less disruption to our road network.”

The charges applied will promote investment in innovative road work practices and improved traffic signage, improvements in the planning, co-ordination and working methods used to maximise efficiency and completion of work to the required standard first time.

The surplus revenue gained from lane rental fees will be used to further reduce the wider impacts of road works by supporting the industry to develop innovative measures and projects that reduce the disruption and adverse effects to local communities when essential works are undertaken. Funding will also be allocated to extra monitoring and council officer support for those undertaking road works in the county.

Further information about the scheme can be found on our website at www.westsussex.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/traffic-management/west-sussex-lane-rental-scheme 

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Mid Sussex District Council is reminding residents that rubbish and recycling collection days will change over the Christmas and New Year period.

Collection changes begin on Monday 26 December and end on Saturday 31 December 2022 with rubbish and recycling collections returning to normal from Monday 2 January 2023.

Bin hangers with details of collection changes over the festive period are being hung onto the handle of wheelie bins and flyers are available to download from the Council website. Collection changes have also been published in Mid Sussex Matters (which is sent to all homes in the District) in the run up to Christmas.

Householders can access personalised information about their collection days online by entering their postcode at www.midsussex.gov.uk/collectioncalendar.

The festive collections are as follows:

There will be no garden waste collections between Monday 26 December and Friday 6 January, the last collection being Friday 23 December. Garden waste collections will return to normal from Monday 9 January 2023.

Householders with a real Christmas tree can recycle it in their garden waste bin if the lid can be closed.  Alternatively, there will be temporary sites where residents can drop off real Christmas trees for recycling. These sites will be open between Friday 30 December 2022 and Friday 13 January 2023 (inclusive) and locations can be found at www.midsussex.gov.uk/treerecycling.

For more information about festive rubbish and recycling collections visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/waste-recycling, email wastematters@midsussex.gov.uk or call 01444 477440.

As you may be aware, a series of public exhibitions are being held to publicise the draft District Plan.  The exhibition display material is available to view on the web site at: dpr-exhibition-panels.pdf (midsussex.gov.uk)

The full schedule of exhibitions is as follows, all sessions 5pm – 7pm.

In addition, a set of Frequently Asked Questions has been prepared and is available on the web site at faqs-14-11-22.pdf (midsussex.gov.uk)

Mid Sussex District Council is working with Burgess Hill Town Council to bring free ice skating and a free family fun day to Burgess Hill town centre this Christmas as part of a range of ‘Ho-Ho Holiday Fun’ activities.

On Saturday 3 December a giant marquee will house two sessions of Christmas activities for families @RH15 9NN. From 10am until 12 noon, local firm Scrapless will help everyone get ready for a sustainable Christmas by demonstrating how to make salt dough decorations and The Kiln will be providing craft activities.

There will be the chance to exchange old toys and decorations for something different as part of a Swap Shop and little ones can enjoy story time with Burgess Hill Library or songs and rhymes with Music Bus.

In the afternoon from 1pm until 3pm children will be able to enjoy a round of crazy golf and a puppet show or marvel at the stilt walker and giant bubble maker. Youngsters that want to try some circus skills themselves can join the creative and trained Circus performers at Poi Passion and learn to juggle, hula-hoop, tightrope walk, and balance on stilts. Music and DJ lessons will be provided by DJ Neel and Sussex Clubs for Young people will be providing arts and crafts activities.

A synthetic ice rink will be in the Martlets Shopping Centre from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 December to provide people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to skate for free.

Everything has been taken care of, with a dedicated changing area, ice skates in all sizes to borrow, seating for spectators and trained staff on hand to ensure everyone is safe.

The rink, which is 13 metres square and capable of accommodating up to 45 skaters at a time. The area will be decorated with Christmas lights and Christmas music will play in the background to create a festive atmosphere for everyone visiting the town.

Councillor Stephen Hillier, Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Net Zero said:

“Christmas is a wonderful time for people to come together and Burgess Hill is a great place to meet up with friends and family this year.

“We want Burgess Hill town centre to be buzzing for our local traders this Christmas so please make sure you pop into town and show them your support while having fun with the family.

“We’ve got a whole host of free activities for local families to enjoy, from ice skating to crazy golf, so there really is something for everyone at our Ho Ho Holidays events this Christmas.”
The programme has been put together by Mid Sussex District Council, supported by Burgess Hill Town Council and New River REIT.

From 23 December 2022 to 1 January 2023 Benson’s Fun Fair will be visiting the site, offering discounted rides in the town centre.  In addition, during December MSDC are offering a flat fee of £1.50 to park on Saturdays (Sundays are free) in some of the longstay car parks in Burgess Hill.

Mid Sussex District Council is providing all-day town centre parking for £1.50 on each Saturday in December.

The Council is supporting shoppers and traders with discounted parking on Saturdays in the towns of Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath. The £1.50 parking offer will be available in long stay car parks owned by Mid Sussex District Council.

Parking in Mid Sussex is completely free on Sundays, so that’s a whole weekend of shopping for the same price as a loaf of bread.

The £1.50 all day parking charge will apply on 3 December 2022, 10 December 2022, 17 December 2022 and 24 December 2022.  The parking discounts will be available at the following locations:

Cyprus Road (long-stay section) car park – Burgess Hill

Queens Crescent car park – Burgess Hill

Station Road car park – Burgess Hill

The Vicarage car park – East Grinstead

Norton House car park – East Grinstead

Franklynn Road car park – Haywards Heath
Muster Green car park – Haywards Heath

This free weekend of parking in MSDC’s Burgess Hill long stay car parks will help those visiting the town to enjoy MSDC’s festive family activities in the town on Sat 3 December. A town centre marquee will be hosting family entertainment, crafts and fun – all completely free, for more details on these please see www.midsussex.gov.uk/playdays

Short stay car parks in Burgess Hill and East Grinstead were made free after 1pm on the day of the Christmas light switch-on events in the two towns. To coincide with the Christmas Market at the Orchards in Haywards Heath this Saturday, 26 November, parking will be free after 1pm in the following car parks in Haywards Heath:

The Orchards, Haywards Heath

Hazelgrove, Haywards Heath

Haywards East, Haywards Heath

Gower Road, Haywards Heath

Haywards West, Haywards Heath

Councillor Ruth DeMierre, MSDC’s Cabinet for Leisure and Parking said ““We’re reducing our parking charges in the long stay car parks across our three towns to really help families and businesses during the busy festive period. We hope that as many people as possible will come into our towns to make the most of all the Christmas festivities and, of course, support local business”.

The Boundary Commission for England has published new revised proposals for parliamentary constituencies across the country and has opened a final month-long consultation, giving the public one last opportunity to send in their views.

The Commission has taken into consideration over 45,000 comments sent in by the public during the previous two stages of public consultation and has changed nearly half of its initial proposals based on this feedback. A third and final consultation on the new map of revised constituency proposals is open now until 5 December. The public are invited to view and comment on the new map at www.bcereviews.org.uk.

The Commission is undertaking an independent review of all constituencies in England as requested by Parliament. The number of electors within each constituency currently varies widely due to population changes since the last boundary review. The 2023 Boundary Review will rebalance the number of electors each MP represents, resulting in significant change to the existing constituency map. As part of the review, the number of constituencies in England will increase from 533 to 543.

After this final consultation has closed on 5 December, the Commission will analyse the responses and form its final recommendations. These will be submitted to Parliament by 1 July 2023.

Tim Bowden, Secretary to the Boundary Commission for England, said:

“Today we are announcing the publication of our revised proposals. Last year we published our initial proposals for new constituency boundaries – our first go at what the map should look like. We are delighted with the huge number of comments from members of the public on our initial proposals, many which included valuable evidence about local communities.

“Today’s publication is the culmination of months of analysis, and we have revised nearly half of our initial proposals based on what people have told us. We now believe we are close to the best map of constituencies that can be achieved under the rules we are working to. 

“However, we still want people to tell us what they think of this latest map before we submit our final recommendations to Parliament next year. This is our final consultation and I encourage you to participate in the 2023 Boundary Review.”